Month: April 2019

A record number of people have taken part in this year’s National Spring Clean. Organisers estimate that volunteers picked up around three thousand tonnes of litter during April. Share this…

Gardai have ruled out foul play following the discovery of two bodies in Enniscorthy yesterday The bodies of a man and a woman, both in their forties, were discovered in…

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan says he supports calls for 24-hour armed support units in divisions nationwide. The Garda Representative Association says an expansion is necessary to deal with violent crime….

One of Rosslare Harbour’s derelict sites is to be removed. Demolition work on the old Great Southern Hotel is set to commence in the coming weeks. This follows discussions between…

Over €330,000 has been won by County Wexford Prize Bond holders in the past year. The figures are published in the The Prize Bond Company’s Annual Report. The winnings were…

A pathologist at University Hospital Waterford has criticised the lack of dignity for the deceased after it emerged bodies were being left on corridors. They’ve been left on trolleys on…

The President of the Irish Cattle and Sheepfarmers Association Patrick Kent has resigned his position with immediate effect. The New Ross man had accepted an invitation from Euro election candidate…

A digital tax should be used to stop the decline of rural Wexford. That’s according to European Election candidate Malcolm Byrne who says that EU Proposals for digital tax could…

A Belfast priest has used the funeral service of Lyra McKee to urge politicians in the North to work together to produce a better life for young people. President Michael…

A lack of capacity at the mortuary at University Hospital Waterford is causing widespread shock and revulsion. It was revealed today that bodies are being stored on trolleys in corridors…

US President Donald Trump is going to make a three day state visit to the UK from the 3rd of June. He’ll be a guest of the Queen, hold talks…

Wexford hotelier Colm Neville says he is very disappointed with An Bord Pleanala’s decision to refuse planning permission for an eight storey hotel in Wexford town Colm Neville’s building firm…

The Data Protection Commissioner has had to issue new guidelines after some schools banned photos at communions. A number of principals have issued a warning to parents at events like…

Emergency services are at the scene of an incident in North Street New Ross this morning. Reports suggest that a fire broke out at a premises in North street and…

Cannabis with an estimated street value of €100,000 has been seized in Dublin. Revenue officers at the Dublin Mail Centre seized 5 kilos of herbal cannabis concealed in seven parcels…

The President of the Irish Road Haulage Association has now officially announced she will contest the General Election in Co. Wexford. Verona Murphy will run as a Fine Gael candidate….

An exclusive survey by Newstalk shows that NO TD said they want to restrict immigration. A third of all TDs responded to the poll with over half saying we should…

An Oireachas Committee has heard children are being introduced to gambling before the age of ten. Politicians are discussing how to better control and regulate the industry in Ireland. Experts…

A new hospital nutrition plan says that patients must have at least 5 servings of fruit and veg a day. The HSE policy document being launched later is aimed at…

There was an almost 40% increase in the number of people treated for problem cocaine use between 2016 and 2017. The latest report from the Health Research Board come as…

A County Wexford student is this year’s overall winner of the Texaco Children’s Art competition. 16 year old Naoise Hennessy from Craanford Gorey also won first prize in the senior…

The Government has been accused of not planning appropriately for Ireland’s ageing population. State spending is expected to hit €1 billion on the Fair Deal scheme this year as demand…

Plans for a Wexford Greenway are to be put before the public The proposed leisure area will be along the old Rosslare/Waterford railway line through South Wexford. It will consist…

Problems will lead in water supplies are being addressed according to Irish Water. This is after unsafe levels of lead in water were disclosed in Gorey and other areas around…

One of France’s richest men has already promised €100 million towards repairing the cathedral. The money’s been pledged by François-Henri Pinault who’s CEO of the parent company of Gucci and…

The FAI board has been accused of leaving Irish football in limbo. It’s been confirmed John Delaney will step down as executive vice-president while a review’s carried out. But it’s…

The government’s facing further criticism for the delay to the National Broadband Plan. Yesterday the Communications Minister Richard Bruton confirmed a decision won’t be taken this week as had been…

Fianna Fail’s health spokesperson says Parkinson’s patients shouldn’t have to protest for support. Members of the Parkinson’s Association of Ireland (PAI) held a demonstration outside the Dail last week. Currently…

A new clinical research centre has opened at Wexford General Hospital. The centre in partnership with UCD is the first of its kind outside of Dublin. It aims to improve…